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HONG KONG stocks finished on Friday (Jun 17) on a positive note thanks to bargain-buying after the previous day's steep losses, with a surge in tech firms helping to offset growing worries about rising interest rates around the world.
The Hang Seng Index jumped 1.10 per cent, or 229.57 points, to 21,075.00.
The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.96 per cent, or 31.40 points, to 3,316.79, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange climbed 1.16 per cent, or 24.47 points, to 2,131.22. AFP
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